In□007,J□o□ggo□hisbi□breakw□enhew□□c□□tas□r.Ch□□int□eb□ockbuste□□om□dy□TheHangov□r."□□sperfo□□□n□□□sthef□□□□oyant□n□out□a□eous□an□st□r□arneredwid□□pread□t□e□tion□□dcat□□□ltedhimint□t□e□po□l□ght.A□d□enc□swerec□ptiv□ted□□h□sfearle□□,ove□-t□e-t□□□ortray□l,□ndhebec□meast□n□out□ta□of□hefi□m.J□□n□□str□□s□□io□f□□mm□dici□etoHolly□□o□wasoff□ciallyunder□ay,andh□wasdete□minedtom□k□themos□ofthisune□pecte□□□port□□it□.In□007,Jeonggo□□□sb□□□□e□□wh□nhe□□scastasMr□Ch□win□h□blockbuste□co□e□□"TheHango□er□"□i□□erformanc□asth□fl□mb□yantand□utrag□o□s□an□ster□□rneredw□desprea□at□ent□onandcata□u□t□dhimi□tot□es□□□□i□□t□A□□ienceswereca□t□□□tedby□□□fe□rl□ss,o□er□the□□op□ortra□al□andhe□ec□□easta□d□u□s□a□of□hefil□.Je□ng'□□r□nsi□□□nfr□□medici□e□□Hol□□wo□dwasof□icia□lyunderwa□,andhew□sd□□er□i□ed□o□a□e□□emo□tof□hisune□pect□□□pp□rtunity□□□p>In20□7,Jeo□ggo□hisbigb□ea□whe□h□w□scastas□r□□ho□□nth□□lockbu□terc□me□□□□he□an□ov□r.□His□erf□rmanceas□□eflamb□y□n□andoutr□g□ousg□□gst□□ga□ne□edw□□□sprea□□□te□t□onand□a□ap□lted□imintothes□□t□i□□t.□□□i□nce□wereca□□i□□t□dby□□□fearle□s□over□th□-topport□□y□□,□ndhebe□□me□sta□doutstarofthefi□m.□□□n□□stra□sit□onf□o□□edicinetoHoll□wo□d□□soffic□allyu□d□rway,a□d□ewas□ete□m□□edtomakethemost□□□□isunexpe□t□□op□□rtunity." />
In□0□7,Jeonggoth□sbigbreakwhenhewa□ca□tas□r.C□owinthe□lockbustercomedy□TheH□ngover."Hisperforma□c□asthefl□□boya□ta□dout□□g□ousgangsterg□rn□re□wides□readattent□o□andcatapul□edhi□in□othespot□ight.Audience□werec□ptiva□e□byhisfearles□,ov□r-the-□opportr□□al,□nd□ebecam□ast□ndou□sta□of□□ef□lm.J□on□'st□ansitionfro□med□cinetoHol□ywoodwas□fficiallyun□□rway,and□ewasde□erminedtomak□□hemostofthi□unexpec□ed□pportunity. In200□,Jeonggot□isbig□reakwhenhewascastasMr.Chowin□heb□ockbuster□omed□□The□a□□over.□Hisp□rformancea□theflambo□ant□□doutr□geo□sg□ngs□□r□□rneredw□de□pr□ada□□entionand□atapultedhimintothespotlight.Audienc□swerec□□t□vatedby□isfear□ess,o□er-the-topport□□yal,a□dhebecameastandout□tarofthef□lm.Jeong'stransitionfro□m□dicine□oHoll□w□odwas□ffic□all□underway,and□ewasdeter□i□□dtomakethem□sto□t□isunexpec□edopportuni□y□ In2□07□Jeon□g□thisbigbreakwhenhew□scastasM□.Cho□□□theb□ockbust□rcomedy□□he□a□□over."Hisperform□nceastheflamb□y□ntandoutrageo□sg□ngstergarn□redwidesp□ea□att□nti□n□ndcata□ultedhimintothe□p□tlight□□udi□nceswerec□pt□□a□e□by□□s□e□r□ess□□ver-t□e-toppor□ray□l,andhebecamea□tandoutstarofthefilm.J□ong'st□□nsitio□frommedicinet□Hol□ywoo□waso□ficiallyun□e□□ay,andh□wasd□te□minedtoma□ethemostofthisun□xpectedopportu□i□y.□□p> In2007,J□onggo□hisbi□breakwhenhewa□c□□tasMr.Cho□int□eb□ockbustercom□dy"TheHangover."H□sperfor□□nceasthef□a□□oyant□ndout□a□eous□angst□r□arneredwid□□pread□t□e□tion□□dcata□□ltedhimint□the□po□l□ght.Audienc□swerec□ptiv□tedbyh□sfearle□s,ove□-the-to□portrayal,□ndhebecameast□ndout□tarofthefi□m.J□ong'str□ns□□ionf□□mmedicinetoHollywoodwasoff□ciallyunder□ay,andh□wasdete□minedtomakethemos□ofthisune□pecte□o□portunit□. In2007,Jeonggot□□sbi□b□e□kwhenhewascastasMr□Chowin□heblockbuste□co□e□y"TheHango□er□"Hi□□erformanc□asthefl□mboyantandoutrageous□an□stergarneredw□desprea□attent□onandcatapultedhimi□tot□esp□□li□□t□A□dienceswereca□t□□atedby□isfearl□ss,over-the□top□ortrayal,andhebeca□eastand□u□s□a□of□hefilm.Jeong'□□ransitionfro□medicinet□Hol□ywoodwasof□icia□lyunderway,andhew□sd□termi□ed□o□a□e□hemo□tof□hisune□pect□dopp□rtunity.□□p> In2007,Jeonggo□hisbigbreakwhenh□wascastas□r.Chowintheblockbu□tercome□□□□he□angov□r."His□erformanceast□eflamboy□n□andoutrag□ousg□ngste□garne□edw□desprea□□ttentionandca□ap□ltedhimintothes□ot□ight.□□di□nceswerecaptiv□tedby□□sfearless□over□th□-topportr□y□□,□ndhebe□ame□standoutstarofthefi□m.Jeon□'stra□sit□onfro□□edicinetoHoll□wo□d□□sofficiallyund□rway,and□ewasdeterm□nedtomakethemosto□□□isunexpecte□op□ortunity.